Kenrick Front Suspension Mounts

[Mike Molloy]

As per the photos of Rob Kenrick's hillclimb beastie in this month's Low Flying.

The shock top mount extensions look like an interesting mod. Anybody know if it is a bolt on?

Anybody done the maths on the suspension geometry and able to offer comment?

 

I believe ECR may have tried something similar?

[barry.h]

I've done the maths on the standard widetrack and it is not a falling rate as commonly claimed but is actually a rising rate (just). That said, Robert's is better although I doubt if I would notice the difference ☹️ ☹️

 

Barry

[Andy A]

 

 

Is this a real problem with widetrack and does this solve it?

Whats the consensus?

 

[Alex Wong1697456877]

ECR's front suspension is wider than standard widetrack, hence the mod. He made up the bits to more the top mounting point outwards himself and they are a bolt on mod. The original mounting point is in effect a pivot point and I think a rod on the inside down to the lower wishbone mounting point holds it all still. The real pain was getting the top of the shockabsorber to miss the wishbone - I think ECR turned himself some new parts so that it didn't come in to contact with the wishbone.

 

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